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Did you know…waste design challenges in your building may be holding back your Zero Waste goals? In fact, many common waste management problems can be traced to the way your facility was designed and built. When buildings are designed without waste in mind and without input from waste experts, resulting problems can last for the

What does the future hold? If you have a plan, you can conquer whatever comes your way. Here’s a checklist to help you achieve all your sustainable waste management goals for the year. (This post has been updated. It was originally published in 2021) 1) Check Compliance – Download Our Guide Are you in compliance

How much holiday waste do Americans generate each year? A reported 1 million tons of additional materials go into landfills each week between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day! That is an estimated 25 percent more trash discarded during the holiday period. The top holiday waste items, according to a 2021 survey conducted by OnePoll, are

Interested in TRUE Zero Waste certification for your facility? It is not as difficult as you might think. To “walk the walk,” we underwent the process for our NYC HQ and became TRUE certified to the Gold level, with a diversion rate of 91.3%! (Read the Great Forest Zero Waste case study) In this guide,

Every business produces waste. So if your ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy does not include smart waste management, you are missing a big opportunity. By incorporating waste reduction strategies into your ESG goals, you will be impacting all three aspects of ESG. In addition, you will be helping to future proof your business, since

Every New York business and organization needs to listen to what their waste is telling them at least once a year by conducting an audit of their waste streams. Why? Here is everything you need to know. What Is A Waste Audit? A waste audit is a survey of a facility’s regular waste stream. Waste

“…the world urgently needs to shift to a Zero Waste approach..” — Zoë Lenkiewicz, lead author, UNEP Global Waste Management Outlook 2024. Zero Waste. What does it really mean? What are the benefits? How do you go Zero Waste in 3 steps or get TRUE Zero Waste certified? To help you succeed, we’ve gathered Great

What does the landscape for waste management look like in 2023? What has changed from 2022?  We’ve rounded up three key trends to note, and included recommendations on what you should do. 1) The Inflation Reduction Act The Inflation Reduction Act, which went into effect late in 2022, is one of the biggest regulatory tools

To help businesses address food waste, Great Forest partnered with Replate to put together a food waste toolkit to help companies understand the impact of treating food as waste, and learn how to implement solutions that work. The toolkit includes data on cost savings, simple strategies, and case studies that show how businesses have succeeded

Inflation has hit the waste industry hard, just as it has touched almost every aspect of our lives. A big driver is the cost of diesel, which is currently around $5.719. Since most waste hauling vehicles are diesel powered, waste management companies are passing on the increased costs to their customers through rate increases and